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Amalric II

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Also known as: Amalric of Lusignan, Amauri de Lusignan, Amaury de Lusignan
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Byname:
Amalric of Lusignan
French:
Amaury de Lusignan
Amaury also spelled:
Amauri
Born:
c. 1155
Died:
April 1, 1205
Title / Office:
king (1198-1205), kingdom of Jerusalem
king (1194-1205), Cyprus
House / Dynasty:
Lusignan family
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Amalric II (born c. 1155—died April 1, 1205) was the king of Cyprus (1194–1205) and of Jerusalem (1197–1205) who ably ruled the two separated kingdoms. Amalric had been constable of Palestine before he was summoned by the Franks in Cyprus to become king there after the death of his brother Guy of Lusignan. Amalric planned a close alliance with Henry of Champagne, the uncrowned ruler of Palestine, betrothing his three sons to Henry’s three daughters. He also became the vassal of the Holy Roman emperor Henry VI. On Henry of Champagne’s accidental death (1197), Amalric, a widower, was induced to ...(100 of 207 words)

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